The prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark(
Book
)299
editions published
between
1956
and
2018
in
8
languages
and held by
5,100 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorities because of her unorthodox
teaching methods

A far cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark(
Book
)86
editions published
between
1955
and
2017
in
4
languages
and held by
2,843 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Mrs. Hawkins, a buxom young war widow, spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher ("of very good books") and
her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming-house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovers evil--
shady literary doings and a deadly enemy, anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. Mrs. Hawkins confidently sets about putting
things to order, little imagining the mayhem which would ensue. Now decades older, thin, successful, and delighted with life
in Italy -- a far cry from Kensington -- Mrs. Hawkins looks back and recounts how her own life changed forever

Memento mori by Muriel Spark(
Book
)240
editions published
between
1958
and
2018
in
14
languages
and held by
2,690 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Each of a group of elderly friends receivea a phone call with the message, "Remember you must die." This brings many old secrets
to light, including blackmail and adultery

Mary Shelley by Muriel Spark(
Book
)79
editions published
between
1951
and
2013
in
4
languages
and held by
2,568 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Traces the life of Mary Shelley, describes her relationship with her poet husband, and discusses her own literary achievements

The girls of slender means by Muriel Spark(
Book
)132
editions published
between
1963
and
2018
in
6
languages
and held by
2,384 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The zany lives and morals of the girls of the "May of Teck Club", a haven for young ladies, in 1945, when "all the nice people
of England were poor, allowing for exceptions."

Aiding & abetting by Muriel Spark(
Book
)48
editions published
between
2000
and
2018
in
3
languages
and held by
2,152 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Based on a real London murder case, this novel follows Lord Lucan, a dissolute member of the British aristocracy, into the
abyss as he is accused of killing his children's nanny while trying to murder his wife

Loitering with intent by Muriel Spark(
Book
)72
editions published
between
1981
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
2,092 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A balance between fact and fantasy is humorously portrayed in the person of an aspiring author, Miss Talbot, who goes to work
as a secretary to the Autobiographical Association in 1949 London

The Mandelbaum gate by Muriel Spark(
Book
)115
editions published
between
1965
and
2018
in
5
languages
and held by
2,062 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
When a young English woman, a half-Jewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing over from Israel into Jordan, she sets off
a series of bizarre situations

The finishing school by Muriel Spark(
Book
)49
editions published
between
2004
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,888 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The arrival of Chris Wiley, a seventeen-year-old literary prodigy, at the College Sunrise finishing school sparks a dangerous
game of envy, sexual jealousy, and adultery for Rowland Mahler, a would-be novelist, and his wife, Nina

Symposium by Muriel Spark(
Book
)65
editions published
between
1977
and
2018
in
8
languages
and held by
1,868 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Cloaked in sophistication, the well-bred guests at a London dinner paty are seething with subtle violence while awaiting the
arrival of a guest who is being murdered as they eat

The driver's seat by Muriel Spark(
Book
)63
editions published
between
1970
and
2018
in
3
languages
and held by
1,826 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Spark's 1970 novel of a woman gone mad was dubbed "so stark as to be nightmarish" by The New Yorker. The story details the
last day of protagonist Lise, who, while on holiday in Europe, is about to be murdered

The ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark(
Book
)138
editions published
between
1955
and
2017
in
4
languages
and held by
1,749 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The malign influence upon an English manufacturing town of a persuasive Scot, who is once ghost writer, industrial psychologist,
and demon

The public image by Muriel Spark(
Book
)77
editions published
between
1968
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,710 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Annabel Christopher, a talented actress jealous of her image, is on indifferent terms with her disturbed husband, Frederick.
When Frederick apparently commits suicide, his death releases leters accusing Annabel of complicity in an orgy and other immoralities,
of which she knows nothing

The Abbess of Crewe by Muriel Spark(
Book
)68
editions published
between
1974
and
2018
in
3
languages
and held by
1,705 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Abbess has been newly elected crushing her one rival, the bleeding heart Felicity. The abbey Crewe finds itself deeply
troubled with police and their dogs and the scandal-scenting media, and it all began with a stolen thimble

Territorial rights by Muriel Spark(
Book
)55
editions published
between
1979
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,684 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Robert wants nothing more than to become a serious art historian. But his hopes for a staid academic life are put on hold
when he's driven from London to Venice to escape one lover and seek out another: the enigmatic Bulgarian refugee Lina Pancev.
In Venice, Robert encounters a grand carnival of lust, lies, blackmail, cocktail parties, and regicide. As he chases Lina,
his heart's desire, the city itself provides a priceless education in love, art, and beauty. Witty yet elegant, Territorial
Rights is a celebration of human imperfection and complexity, with as many shifting identities, wardrobe changes, and sumptuous
settings as a comic opera. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen
documents from the author's archive at the National Library of Scotland

The only problem by Muriel Spark(
Book
)52
editions published
between
1963
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,659 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Harvey Gotham refuses to believe it when the French police tell him that his estranged wife is a dangerous terrorist. As far
as the police are concerned, that only serves to throw suspicion on Gotham himself

The stories of Muriel Spark by Muriel Spark(
Book
)60
editions published
between
1958
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,638 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
From the cruel irony of 'A member of the Family' to the fateful echoes of 'The Go-Away Bird' and the unexpectedly sinister
'The Girl I Left Behind Me', in settings that range from South Africa to the Portobello Road, Muriel Spark coolly probes the
idiosyncrasies that lurk beneath the veneer of human respectability, displaying the acerbic wit and wisdom that are the hallmarks
of her unique talent

Reality and dreams by Muriel Spark(
Book
)34
editions published
between
1996
and
2018
in
English and Portuguese
and held by
1,567 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A British film director falls off a crane during the shooting of a film and while he is in hospital, others muscle in on his
work and on his girlfriends. With the help of his understanding wife, who also has her lovers, he recovers and regains control
of the film

The bachelors by Muriel Spark(
Book
)108
editions published
between
1960
and
2018
in
4
languages
and held by
1,556 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A barrister, a "priest", a detective, a lovelorn Irishman, a handwriting expert, a heinous spiritual medium (all bachelors)
are first found contentedly chatting in their London clubs and shopping at Fortnum's, the cozy bachelors are not set to stay
cozy for long. Soon enough, the men are variously tormented-- defrauded or stolen from; blackmailed or pressed to attend horrid
seances-- and then plunged, all together, into the nastiest of lawsuits

The takeover by Muriel Spark(
Book
)52
editions published
between
1976
and
2018
in
3
languages
and held by
1,535 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The time is now, the place is Italy, particularly the enchanted lake at Nemi, southeast of Rome, where the Temple of Diana
once stood. The people form an extraordinary frieze of votaries of love and money, with the goddess-like American heiress
Maggie at the center, justly famed for her beauty, her wealth, and the steeliness of her will -- Amazon.com